Definition of heptathlon in English:

heptathlon

noun hɛpˈtaθlənhɛpˈtaθlɒnhɛpˈtæθˌlɑn

An athletic event, in particular one for women, in which each competitor takes part in the same prescribed seven events (100 metres hurdles, high jump, shot-put, 200 metres, long jump, javelin, and 800 metres).
（尤指女子）七项全能运动（包括100米跨栏、跳高、铅球、200米、跳远、标枪和800米）
Example sentencesExamples
- With him were his wife, Olga, an athlete who had also represented the Soviet Union in the pentathlon and heptathlon, and their two children.
- Kelly Sotherton fought her way back into medal contention last night with a gutsy run in the 200 metres, the fourth event of the two-day heptathlon, at the World Championships here.
- By the time Eunice Barber came onto the long jump stage she has been outclassed in the heptathlon by a 20-year-old Swede.
- Last year, she had two no-jumps in the long jump during the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships.
- A year ago, while Sotherton was dithering over whether to quit her job as a debt collector and train full-time for the heptathlon, her mother advised her to take the plunge.
- Denise Lewis thought about dropping out of the heptathlon with two events remaining because of a foot injury.
- She proved that at last year's Sydney Olympics, winning a gold medal in the heptathlon, the gruelling seven-discipline event that requires athletes to be experts in everything from hurdles to the shot put.
- Synchronized swimming was held for the first time; other Olympic debuts were women's 400 meters hurdles and the heptathlon, replacing the pentathlon.
- Having already guaranteed her world place, Britain's top female all-rounder is sharpening up for the Helsinki heptathlon by competing in four events.
- She took home the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 1998 Goodwill Games in what was to be her last competition; she retired soon thereafter
- Lewis' gold in the heptathlon in Sydney was one of six athletics medals for Britain.
- Sotherton is actually an all-rounder, with an Olympic heptathlon bronze medal to show for it.
- The heptathlon is the toughest event in women's athletics.
- With little at stake for other athletes, Pramila remained the focus in heptathlon, while the decathlon events had to be cancelled after all the three competitors in fray pulled out at one stage or the other.
- The second gold came in her favourite event - the heptathlon - where also her arch rival, Soma Biswas, of Bengal dropped out after making an appearance on the first day.
- Seventeen-year-old Max Hall gained his first British title, competing in the under-20 men's heptathlon.
- ‘It's very rare in the heptathlon for an athlete to produce seven great events,’ she said.
- The Briton has not competed in a heptathlon since her Sydney 2000 triumph, after taking time out for the birth of her daughter.
- When the championships re-crossed the Atlantic to Canada in 1993 the heptathlon and pentathlon were added to the list of events.
- Yelena Prokhorova won the heptathlon in thrilling fashion, with stellar performances in the javelin and 800m.

Derivatives

heptathlete

nounhɛpˈtaθliːthɛpˈtæθlit

An athlete who takes part in a heptathlon.
a gold medal-winning heptathlete
Example sentencesExamples
- Her twin sister Lindsay, a former heptathlete at Brown University, now competes in pole vault and finished eighth at 2004 Trials.
- Originally a heptathlete, Dragila tried pole vaulting for the first time at age 23.
- It could be that Shannan will become a pentathlete or a heptathlete, but she may decide to specialise in the sprints or on middle-distance.

Origin

1970s: from hepta- 'seven' + Greek athlon 'contest', on the pattern of words such as decathlon.

Rhymes

biathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon, triathlon

Definition of heptathlon in US English:

heptathlon

nounhɛpˈtæθˌlɑnhepˈtaTHˌlän

A track and field event, in particular one for women, in which each competitor takes part in the same prescribed seven events (100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter dash, long jump, javelin, and 800-meter run).
（尤指女子）七项全能运动（包括100米跨栏、跳高、铅球、200米、跳远、标枪和800米）
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘It's very rare in the heptathlon for an athlete to produce seven great events,’ she said.
- Yelena Prokhorova won the heptathlon in thrilling fashion, with stellar performances in the javelin and 800m.
- The Briton has not competed in a heptathlon since her Sydney 2000 triumph, after taking time out for the birth of her daughter.
- The heptathlon is the toughest event in women's athletics.
- Denise Lewis thought about dropping out of the heptathlon with two events remaining because of a foot injury.
- She took home the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 1998 Goodwill Games in what was to be her last competition; she retired soon thereafter
- By the time Eunice Barber came onto the long jump stage she has been outclassed in the heptathlon by a 20-year-old Swede.
- Synchronized swimming was held for the first time; other Olympic debuts were women's 400 meters hurdles and the heptathlon, replacing the pentathlon.
- Last year, she had two no-jumps in the long jump during the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships.
- She proved that at last year's Sydney Olympics, winning a gold medal in the heptathlon, the gruelling seven-discipline event that requires athletes to be experts in everything from hurdles to the shot put.
- Lewis' gold in the heptathlon in Sydney was one of six athletics medals for Britain.
- The second gold came in her favourite event - the heptathlon - where also her arch rival, Soma Biswas, of Bengal dropped out after making an appearance on the first day.
- A year ago, while Sotherton was dithering over whether to quit her job as a debt collector and train full-time for the heptathlon, her mother advised her to take the plunge.
- Having already guaranteed her world place, Britain's top female all-rounder is sharpening up for the Helsinki heptathlon by competing in four events.
- Seventeen-year-old Max Hall gained his first British title, competing in the under-20 men's heptathlon.
- With little at stake for other athletes, Pramila remained the focus in heptathlon, while the decathlon events had to be cancelled after all the three competitors in fray pulled out at one stage or the other.
- Kelly Sotherton fought her way back into medal contention last night with a gutsy run in the 200 metres, the fourth event of the two-day heptathlon, at the World Championships here.
- When the championships re-crossed the Atlantic to Canada in 1993 the heptathlon and pentathlon were added to the list of events.
- Sotherton is actually an all-rounder, with an Olympic heptathlon bronze medal to show for it.
- With him were his wife, Olga, an athlete who had also represented the Soviet Union in the pentathlon and heptathlon, and their two children.

Origin

1970s: from hepta- ‘seven’ + Greek athlon ‘contest’, on the pattern of words such as decathlon.

词汇	heptathlon
释义	Definition of heptathlon in English: heptathlon noun hɛpˈtaθlənhɛpˈtaθlɒnhɛpˈtæθˌlɑn An athletic event, in particular one for women, in which each competitor takes part in the same prescribed seven events (100 metres hurdles, high jump, shot-put, 200 metres, long jump, javelin, and 800 metres). （尤指女子）七项全能运动（包括100米跨栏、跳高、铅球、200米、跳远、标枪和800米） Example sentencesExamples With him were his wife, Olga, an athlete who had also represented the Soviet Union in the pentathlon and heptathlon, and their two children. Kelly Sotherton fought her way back into medal contention last night with a gutsy run in the 200 metres, the fourth event of the two-day heptathlon, at the World Championships here. By the time Eunice Barber came onto the long jump stage she has been outclassed in the heptathlon by a 20-year-old Swede. Last year, she had two no-jumps in the long jump during the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships. A year ago, while Sotherton was dithering over whether to quit her job as a debt collector and train full-time for the heptathlon, her mother advised her to take the plunge. Denise Lewis thought about dropping out of the heptathlon with two events remaining because of a foot injury. She proved that at last year's Sydney Olympics, winning a gold medal in the heptathlon, the gruelling seven-discipline event that requires athletes to be experts in everything from hurdles to the shot put. Synchronized swimming was held for the first time; other Olympic debuts were women's 400 meters hurdles and the heptathlon, replacing the pentathlon. Having already guaranteed her world place, Britain's top female all-rounder is sharpening up for the Helsinki heptathlon by competing in four events. She took home the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 1998 Goodwill Games in what was to be her last competition; she retired soon thereafter Lewis' gold in the heptathlon in Sydney was one of six athletics medals for Britain. Sotherton is actually an all-rounder, with an Olympic heptathlon bronze medal to show for it. The heptathlon is the toughest event in women's athletics. With little at stake for other athletes, Pramila remained the focus in heptathlon, while the decathlon events had to be cancelled after all the three competitors in fray pulled out at one stage or the other. The second gold came in her favourite event - the heptathlon - where also her arch rival, Soma Biswas, of Bengal dropped out after making an appearance on the first day. Seventeen-year-old Max Hall gained his first British title, competing in the under-20 men's heptathlon. ‘It's very rare in the heptathlon for an athlete to produce seven great events,’ she said. The Briton has not competed in a heptathlon since her Sydney 2000 triumph, after taking time out for the birth of her daughter. When the championships re-crossed the Atlantic to Canada in 1993 the heptathlon and pentathlon were added to the list of events. Yelena Prokhorova won the heptathlon in thrilling fashion, with stellar performances in the javelin and 800m. Derivatives heptathlete nounhɛpˈtaθliːthɛpˈtæθlit An athlete who takes part in a heptathlon. a gold medal-winning heptathlete Example sentencesExamples Her twin sister Lindsay, a former heptathlete at Brown University, now competes in pole vault and finished eighth at 2004 Trials. Originally a heptathlete, Dragila tried pole vaulting for the first time at age 23. It could be that Shannan will become a pentathlete or a heptathlete, but she may decide to specialise in the sprints or on middle-distance. Origin 1970s: from hepta- 'seven' + Greek athlon 'contest', on the pattern of words such as decathlon. Rhymes biathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon, triathlon Definition of heptathlon in US English: heptathlon nounhɛpˈtæθˌlɑnhepˈtaTHˌlän A track and field event, in particular one for women, in which each competitor takes part in the same prescribed seven events (100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter dash, long jump, javelin, and 800-meter run). （尤指女子）七项全能运动（包括100米跨栏、跳高、铅球、200米、跳远、标枪和800米） Example sentencesExamples ‘It's very rare in the heptathlon for an athlete to produce seven great events,’ she said. Yelena Prokhorova won the heptathlon in thrilling fashion, with stellar performances in the javelin and 800m. The Briton has not competed in a heptathlon since her Sydney 2000 triumph, after taking time out for the birth of her daughter. The heptathlon is the toughest event in women's athletics. Denise Lewis thought about dropping out of the heptathlon with two events remaining because of a foot injury. She took home the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 1998 Goodwill Games in what was to be her last competition; she retired soon thereafter By the time Eunice Barber came onto the long jump stage she has been outclassed in the heptathlon by a 20-year-old Swede. Synchronized swimming was held for the first time; other Olympic debuts were women's 400 meters hurdles and the heptathlon, replacing the pentathlon. Last year, she had two no-jumps in the long jump during the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships. She proved that at last year's Sydney Olympics, winning a gold medal in the heptathlon, the gruelling seven-discipline event that requires athletes to be experts in everything from hurdles to the shot put. Lewis' gold in the heptathlon in Sydney was one of six athletics medals for Britain. The second gold came in her favourite event - the heptathlon - where also her arch rival, Soma Biswas, of Bengal dropped out after making an appearance on the first day. A year ago, while Sotherton was dithering over whether to quit her job as a debt collector and train full-time for the heptathlon, her mother advised her to take the plunge. Having already guaranteed her world place, Britain's top female all-rounder is sharpening up for the Helsinki heptathlon by competing in four events. Seventeen-year-old Max Hall gained his first British title, competing in the under-20 men's heptathlon. With little at stake for other athletes, Pramila remained the focus in heptathlon, while the decathlon events had to be cancelled after all the three competitors in fray pulled out at one stage or the other. Kelly Sotherton fought her way back into medal contention last night with a gutsy run in the 200 metres, the fourth event of the two-day heptathlon, at the World Championships here. When the championships re-crossed the Atlantic to Canada in 1993 the heptathlon and pentathlon were added to the list of events. Sotherton is actually an all-rounder, with an Olympic heptathlon bronze medal to show for it. With him were his wife, Olga, an athlete who had also represented the Soviet Union in the pentathlon and heptathlon, and their two children. Origin 1970s: from hepta- ‘seven’ + Greek athlon ‘contest’, on the pattern of words such as decathlon.
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